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Saturday, June 15, 2013

Carry Me Home...Meeet Alexa, Meggie, and Jamie.

Alexa sits inside the Cuan MacDougall Pub in the Scottish Highland village of Glenhalish. A bagpipe tune filters through the speakers. A few locals sit at various tables enjoying lunch while light rain drizzles outside. With Alexa at a table close to the kitchen door are the MacDougall siblings- Jamie, the oldest, Ewan, the middle sibling and Meggie, the youngest of the family.

Alexa: Thanks to you all for taking time out of your schedules to visit with the readers and me today.

Ewan (takes Alexa’s hand and kisses it): I always like spending time with a beautiful lass.

Jamie and Meggie both groan. Jamie slaps his palm over his eyes. Meggie purses her lips and stares her brother down.

Ewan (holds his hands out, palms facing the ceiling): What?

Meggie (crosses her arms and turns to Alexa): You’ll have to excuse him. He thinks too much of himself.

Alexa: You’re forgetting, Meggie, I know EXACTLY what Ewan’s like. But let’s get to work. Tell us about the Cuan MacDougall Pub here in the village. It’s a popular place, isn’t it?

Jamie: Aye, it is. It’s the family’s pub and it’s a favorite here in the village. Our parents owned it before they passed away. Now the three of us take a part in keeping it running.

Ewan: But Jamie does the most for it. Meggie and I both have other jobs.

Alexa: Jamie, the pub almost cost you your marriage, didn’t it?

Jamie: Aye. Me wife, Mary, and I went through some rough times. I threw myself into working at the pub instead of working out the problems in our marriage.

Alexa: And what happened?

Jamie: Mary left me.

Meggie: She moved to Edinburgh for six months and sent Jamie divorce papers. (Ewan sees an attractive girl come through the pub door with some friends. He smiles and waves at her.) But Jamie refused to sign them and…Ewan!

Ewan (snaps his attention back to us): What?

Meggie (shoves his arm and rolls her eyes): It’s no wonder you’re alone. No bright lass is daft enough to stay with you and your ways.

Meggie (staring at her watch): Look at the time. We’ve got that tour coming in shortly. (She hops to her feet.) Alexa, it’s been great seeing you again. (She starts back toward the kitchen.) Take care.

Jamie (jumping to his feet): Margaret MacDougall, do you have something to tell me? (They both disappear into the kitchen.

Alexa: Well, it’s never a dull moment with the MacDougalls!

(Jamie’s story is Carry Me Home. Meggie’s story, Silent Surrender, is awaiting a release date. Ewan’s story has been submitted for consideration.)